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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-05-05
Hon. John S. wise on Gen. Grant.

Hon. John S. Wise on Gen. Grant.
At the banquet of the American Club of
Pittsburg last Thursday, concentrating
the 65th anniversary Of the birth Of Gen.
Grout. among the letters read was the fol-
lowingi
RICHMOND, VA, Apra Is, 1887.
GENTLEMEN; Accept my sincere thanks
for YOUR invitation to be present at your
first annual dinner at the Monongahela
House on the 2Sth instant, on the occasion
of the sixty fifth anniversary of General
TT. s, Grant birthday. Itwouid give me
great pleasure to be present, if it were pos
sible. but other engagements will prevent.
You will assemble at the time when every
cloud that lowers over the house of repub.
lieapsm seems to be floating away, and a
brighter day than ever for that great party
seems to be dawning. You meet to com
memorate man who lived and died trusted
and respected by friend and foe; one who
was as magnanimous as he was brave, and
who knew NOT the meaning of yindictive-
ness. and yet was the type and synonym of
frmness: and who, after being the leader
of one half of divided nation in the Bit
terest of struggles. died beloved by every
sensible man in his reunited country. So
long as the simple, firm, generous, clear
headed character of Grant is honored by a
whole nation there is no danger to the
liberties Of this country.
Eours truly, JOHN S. WISE.
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Eols SAFE.

Il
With View to removing with my family from
Staunton desire to sell my residence situa-
/ ted on Maple Avenue (Coalter Street,) Lot 50 1T
front, 20 leet deep, running through from
street to street The house contains rooms,
besides bath room. pantry, closets, &c. and is
fitted up for gas with a gas machine and hand
some fixtures. The lower floor is heated with
q hot-air furnace and fire place heaters, which
heat the rooms above. A complete bath roo M
with q large lead-lined tank above which sup
plies 1T with an abundance of rain water, be-
sides clstern in the yard and hydrant of city
water in the Kitchen. The house is admirably
arranged for comfort and conven fence, q large
portion of it being on the first floor, and within
ten minutes walk of the Court house. There
is a large garden al planted, and great variety
ofmost delicious fruit such as pears peaches, APP
pies, piumbs, dampsons and grapes of improved
Narietes,i in great abundance and much smaller
fruit. such as cnrrants, raspberries, &c. A large
'front.' and back yard, with al necessary out
buildings, and q COW lot and stable This is a
very delightful and healthy locality. and alto
gether a most desirable. complete and conven-
lent residence.
For terms. enquire at the house, No. 100 Coal
ter Street. JOHN s. LIPSCONR
Staurtton, Va, May Sd, SIT
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more pronounced influence in the spread

a more pronounced influence in the spread
of Republican sentiment.
Such. we are satisfied, will be the argu-
ments that the friends of Mr. Blaine Will
present in favor of his again being en-
trusted with the Republican standard,
should it be his ambition to bear it. They
are arguments that cannot well be met,
and which it would be dangerous to disre-
gard.
Should, however, the situation, at the
time of the converting of the Republican
Convention, be different from what we
have here pre-supposed, then it is more
than probable Mr.. Blaine would not desire
to undergo the strain Of another national
contest. In the event Cleveland should
not be the Democratic nominee that would
/ be NEST likely the case. In that instance
then Senator Sherman would be the fore
most candidate from the present lights,
with Mr.. Allison as the heir of Mr..
| Blaine influence. should it take that d.
rection, close second, with the chances
favorable to dark horse in the person OF
Blair, Harrison, Foraker, or Hawley.
The ideas with which Mr.. Blair 8
name is associated. would make him a
strong candidate ia the South, and if
the same influences would operate in
the. Eastern States he would be one
of the most formidable candidates that
could be mentioned. 1t Wilt with the East
ern and Western and Pacific States, how
ever, to determine the availability Of any
aspirant. The Convention itself will have
to meet frankly and bravely all the prom
inent questions now agitating the public
mind, and meet them to satisfy all the
earnest convictions of the people, and pre-
|, serve it's record for intrepid courage il
every emergency and clearly cut views O
every important issue. It will neither
dodge nor hedge, in imitation of the shut.
fling and deceptive policy of the Demo
: cratic party, but will let the country know
precisely where it stands and the peopl
what they vote for when they cast thei
:. ballots on the day of election for the tickle
it will present.
J 1t is thus that the situation presents it
9 self to our mind at this time. OF cours
u there will be scheming and counter
y scheming in the interest of personal favor
a ties by prominent politicians, as has bee
o and always will be the case. But simila
n conditions have never before existed t
l. those which will command the attention G
l. the convention of 1888. It would be tn
y first time that the Republican part
d would appear in convention relieved {
9 responsibility for the failures and mis-
y takea of the existing administration
re 1t wonld be the first time that
is would have to consider the expedienc
! of accepting the challenge that the non
h nation of Cleveland would imply, an
IS lighting the battle over again with the SAN
is champion under whichit met defeat. Tt
u surroundings and the circumstances of thi
N reverse will call for de!iheratiqn and dec
is sion, and in our Judgment the result will
e the reorganization of Blaine. if he desires IL
IN honor,
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The many friends Of Hon. p. NJ. Sabir,
of Minnesota, throughout the country,
viii be gratified to learn that the busint IS
embarrassments from which he has been
oppressed for the past three years are
about over. The Senator says that he will
soon be himself again. with every debt
paid dollar for dollar.
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e COMMISSIONERS SALE or A VALUABLE
LITTLE FARM IN AUGUSTA CO., VA.

BY virtue of a q eeree of the Circuit Court of
Augusta county, Va rendered on the Ilth day
of june. 1885, in a cause therein pending under
the maine and style of Benn SC. VS.. Benn &C..
we as Com missioners appointed for the pur-
pose, will offer for sale at public auction in
'front.' of the Court House of Augusta county in
the city of stanton. Va, on
SATURDAY, MAY 2sth, 1887,
that valuable little tract of land mentioned in
said decree and adjoining the lands of H. H.
a'Court ct ais,
CONTAINING GIL ACRES
The land is of good quality and susceptible of
q high degree ofcultiyation, and on account of
It's nearness to Staunton would prove very re-
muneratlve to anyone who might desire to en-
gage to engage in the Dairy or mark ct business
{ TERMS:-Costs rule and sale in hand, t he
residue on a credit of six, twelxe and eighteen
months, for which the purchaser will be re-
quired to give bonds with approved personal
security, with waiver of Homestead, bearing
interest from date of sale and the title retains
ed as ultimate security.
ROBT. CRAIG
W. Il. CRAIG,
Commissioners.
l, j. N. Ryan Clerk of the Circuit Court of Au-
gtsta county, do certify that Kobt Craig one
OF the commissioners of sale appointed in the
foregoing cause, has duly executed the bond
required according to law.
Given under my hand this 2Sth day of April,
1887. ]. N. RYAN, y
may 5-tdS Clerk
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| It is rarely, at this season Of the year,
that the weather Is as warm as it has been
for the past two or three days. The mer-
curry has been way up in the nineties.
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permanently adopted of making licenses
payable monthly. asettlement is effected
the resolution wil probably be rescinded,
and the present license laws remaiu in
force.
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TAT EW sTOREl NEW GOODS

AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
Under decree of Circuit Court of Augusta rem.
dered at Jure term. 1885, in the suit of James y
Crump, Trustees, &c. ys. Thomas Walton and
ais, we will sell at public auction, in front OF
the Court House of Augusta county. on
SATURDAY, MAY 2lst, 1887,
that valuable property in the county of Angus.
Ia near Vesuvius Station. of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad sold in 1888 by r. w SheIton
and others to the defendants, Walton and Swee-
ny and by them to.bhe Virginia China Clay and
Fire Brick Company. This sale embraces the
entire deposit of kanlili upon the two tracts OF
900 acres and 10 acres known as tho McGuffin
land on the waters OF the South River of the
James, and on and near The south Mountain,
with the right of entry for IN ming and felnoy-
ing the same, together with the fee simple of
five acres upon the railroad for The erection o.;
buildings and WORKS.
accessibility of this deposit render it one OF
the most valuable kaolin beds in the country !.
It's trend renders it easy to move the clay by
gravity tram Dads. Pure water and ahundant
timber is at hand. The clay is remarkably ho-
mogeneous and pnre, being q porcelain clay
unusually free from isifca and other mineral
admixtures, and especially adapted tothe Dlan-
nfacture of high grades of pottery. The critics
al tests to which fire bricks made Of 10 have been
subjected and their resistance OF neat, gases,
and friction aloeside of the best standard brick,
warranttne belief that no better article can be
produced in America.
TERMS Cash to pay costs. OF suit and eX-
penses CT sale. and bonds with security for the
residue in equal instailnaenfs at 6,12 aud IS.
mouths, bearing interest from day OF sale. and
'l'is s'''''iSN' 'sS's'' THOMAS u. RANSOM.
THOMAS G. ELDER,
commissioners
III. N. Ryhn. Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Argust:, county, do certify that the bond re
ouired in the foregoing cause, has been duiv
executed according to law
Given under my hand this 18th day OF April.
may 5-tds t,Ieriix
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

DIANE WANTED Amy party having a pl-
4 ano to rent will please enquire ut the
ViRGINIAN Office. may 5-3t
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within the past three years. ana tnat al
the conditions are favorable to the conclu
sion that the electoral vote of the Old
Commonwealth will be given to the Re
publican nominee in 1888, whether he bt
Blaine, Sherman, Allison, Blair, Harrison
Foraker, or any recognized champion Of
American Labor, American Industries
and Public Education. In North Caro-
lima. almost as promising conditions art
present. The revolt againsti Roprhonlsm
as marked and forceful now as it is il
this State, and with the race issue out Of
The contest. as now Democrats acknowl
edge it to be and that it will be impossible
co revive 1t, not only North Carolina, but
Tennessee will fall in line with the Repnb
lican column.
Such considerations as we have pre-
scented above will naturally be urged in be
half of Mr. Blaine by his friends, should
Cleveland be the Democratic nominee and
Blaine desire the Republican nomination.
They will not admit that he was defeated
in 1884 by the deliberate judgment of the
American people, and they would pe as
loath to condemn him because of that
failure, as the Democrats would be to re-
pudiate the first Democratic administration
they have had for quarter of century,
They will further argue that the outlined
South American policy of Mr.. Blaine, which
frightened the money bags of the financial
centers, in 1884, had before been en-.
dorsed by the Arthur administration as well
as subsequently byCleyeland' sand that that
source of weakness then will become posie
tive strength in 1888. 1t isadmitted by all
the enlightened statesmen of the country
that our true policy is to cultivate and bring
about closer relations with the South Amer
lean governments and all the States
OF the Western continent, With view to
an enlarged market for onrproductions and
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tdlu COHGTUl vi I ue St4t0. lH6y nave u0-
ceived the people SO often, that the great
mass of them have nothing but reproaches
if not curses. for the party in whose name
the receptions have been practiced. For
over fifteen years of Democratic rule the
people have been hoping against hope for
some relief from the oppressive and dis
heartening influences that have rested up
on them. But each year they have been
intensified, until they are now in frame
of mind to strike back with an earnestness
and fierceness that will show that their Ia
tent manhood has been aroused, and that
to assert their rights and their freedom is a
duty they owe to themselves and the Com
monwealth.
And in National affairs, the people have
had the word OF promise to the ear to be fla.
GRAVITY broken to.the hope, as in State con-
Germs. The promised reforms have tegun
and ended in the removal of trained and com.
petent officials. to give place to crude, ineffi-
Gent and truculent partizans, in many in
stances, regardless of the good of the pub
lie service. The promised reduction Of the
Treasury surplus, repeal of the internal
revenue laws, the enactment of bill to
aid in public education, ani in fact every
pledge made for the relief OF the people
and to meet accruing legislative demands
for the adjustment of a wise government
policy, have been disregarded and forfeited.
And to day the Demccratie party stands
the representative and reflection OF no sal
utory measure or principle. in either State
or Nation for the advancement Of the in
terests of the people or the progress and
prosperity of the country. They have no
appeal that they can make to the intelli-
sepie, integrity and confidence Of the Ma
ton, that is based upon any sqnRd reason
or argument. or that has reason or an
argument in it. They have the dispensation
Of the spoils of office as the only CLEAN Of
hope left, and that has been so aagrantly
abused and perverted as to disgust and Of
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-13
MAI

THURSDAY night last, at the Episcopal
church Bnzeman, a large number OF
friends of both bride and bridegroom.
gathered to witness the marriage of Mr.,
d. w. Pits and Miss Daisy Emily
Martin, daughter of Judge ]. P. Martin.
The wedding march was rendered by
Miss Ola Rutfner, and promptly at 9
o'clock the welding party marched in
the church, the bride and her father en-
tering first, the groom and brides mother
following. The officiating ~clergymcn
Rev. Mr., Lewis, then, according to the
impressive and solemn service of his
church pronounced the couple man and
wife.
MI. Pitts is well and most favorably
known in Bozeman, having lived here
some two years ago, when he first met
and became engaged to one OF Bozeman's
| fairest daughters He has since lived in
Garden CITY, Kansas, where his busines.
enterprises and real estate investments
have been eminently successful and OF
SATURDAY proceeding his marriage he ar
rived in Bozeman to claim his bride aud
take her to a new home in Sunny Kan.
sas. They will leave this week.
Miss Daisy Martins many excellences
of character; her kind and gentle dis
position has Stamped her as n of Boze
mans most popular and most highly res
pccted young ladies'. She will be sadly
missed il her fathers household
and by a large number of friends
Tue CHRONICLE extends its warmcst and
hearticst congratulations to the newl,
married couple and wishes them a lons
life of happiness.
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s'The Laws Delay"

II do moi know what are the cstab-
lished forms you have adopted here,
whether you have been vexed with the
laws delay, as they have in some of the
states. as we have il the state from
which I came; but l want to promise
this bar tins, that so far as am con-
cerncd, your lawsuits are going to be
tried; and they arc going to be tried
promptly; and you had better get ready.
l know that sometimes a man comes to
the court house; he has q bad law suit,
and he doesn't want the effect of the
decision TO fall upon his client, and he
puts his wits to work to see how long he
can avoid the result of an adverse decis-
ion by holding it in court. Well, this
court house is not a place of asylum for
such cases as that, 1t IN not an asylum
for a man to escape Justice, but it Is a
place for justice to be administered."-
Chief Justice Mcconnell at dedication OF
Lewis 4 Clarke court house.
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FROM COOKE T

Harry Gassert, formerly of Butte for
many years, but now interested in the
mines about Cooke City, is now in Butte
for the purpose of interesting capital in
that district. In conversation last even.
ing with a reporter of the Inter Noun
tain, he gave the following information
about that section:
"Tl,e crying need of the country is n
railroad. DEVELOPMENT is greatly i'm.
pr,led on account of the necessity of
frcighting ores clear to Cinnabar, tho
end of the Northern Pacific track. There
are at present between two and three
hundred men in the district. The only
large concern in The district is the Re-
public company, which is owned chiefly
by Philadelphia parties. This company
has put up n slneltcr of 40-ton capacity,
have developed sufficiently to make sure
that they have got a mine. The ores in
this mine, rs most of the mines of the
district, carry lead, silver and copper,
and tend strongly to copper with depth.
The Black Warrior is situated not far
from the Republic, and is developed by
two shafts, 60 and 100 feet. The ore
body is 90 feet in width Two tunnels
are being driven to strike the lead at
100 and 800 feet in depth. The lower
tunnel Is in $50 feet. The upper tunnel
was driven 100 feet when it struck the
lead where it was pinched. A VIM was
sunk from this point and, at the depth
of $50 feet, struck IN orc body of ealena
and carbonates. One thousand tons Of
ore from the Shoe Fly mine have been
worked in the Rcpublic smelter, and
have netted about S25 600. There are
at present some three or four hundred
tons in the dump. This Saltwater mine
is situated on saltwater creek, and the
Monroe is in the same district. They
both show up we'll, though the veins are
very small. The Elkhorn, in the same
district has plenty of fair ore in sight
The Homestake is under bond to Helena
parties for 100000. The bond is to run
SIX months from August LIST, and $1,000
has been paid as a forfeit. Tie Home
stake ore, it is alleged, shows $40 in golc
any silver, and 90 per cent. copper. The
Daisy adjpins the Homestake and is o
the same general character"
Mr.. Gassert has great hope of the re
gion when a railroad is once built. Thu
hope of the region now rests in tn,
Clark's Fork and Cooke City road, oil
which some preliminary worS is beini
done, beginning at Laurel, on the North
ern Pacific. This road, it is thought
will be completed by one year from mex
fall Inter Mountain,
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A RELIC,

Walter Cooper, on n recent visit to
Clark's Fork and Rocky Fork, secured a
shell which belonged to the mountain
howitzer, presented to the famous yell
lowstone% expedition bv His Excellency,
Gov. B. F. Potts, in 1874. The shell was
found by a shccp-herder near where the
expedition crossed Rock Creek. A. NJ.
Quivey. Esq, who was N of the conn
cilmen of the expedition, and the author
of a fine paper published in the first vol
ume of the Montana Historical Society,
who:was with MIR. Cooper, recognized the
relic and seemed rs much affected as il
he had met one of his old companions
| of that wonderful body of men. Our
fellow townsman, Bill Cameron, as he is
familiarity called by old friends, had
charge of the noted gun, and was said IT,
have been very fond of it, will doubtless
also recognize the shell. 1t is now in
Mr.. Cooper's cabinet, and can be seen a,
| his Office,
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People on the Heis h Is.

Judge Davis has handed MS n copy of
the daily Hulmbclt Times, Ual.,) which
pays the CnRoNIcLE and Bohemian a high
compliment:
ar. P. Garcelon has laid upon our
table the Bozeman CHRONICLE of the list
instant.
Bohemian is the county seat of Gallatin
county in the southern part of Montana,
on the Northern Pacific railroad about
fifty miles north of the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park.
1t has a high attitude on the loftiest
| watershed of the United States, among
the sources ofthe great rivers that flow
to both oceans.
There is no better evidence Of what a
country is and of the character and
doings of Its people. than what may be
obtained from the undersigned testimony
which is afforded by = live newspaper
published in their midst. As an illastra
ton of this we give and insight into the
condition and character of the people o
that section of Montana, by the followin:
clippings from the Bozeman CHRONICLE
Here followsa column of clippings from
the CmRoNIcLE taken from our local col
umns on June LIST.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-13
A BASE BALL

1t is mt known generally where the
Bozeman nine procured their pitcher,
O'Brien, for the 4th of July game. lie
was secured in the following manner
Noon came, and the Bozeman boys
found themselves without a pitcher, and
were at a loss to fill the deficiency.
While in this ~predicament, a tired and
foot sore individual presented him self
and informed the boys that he was a
base ball player aud had walked that
morning from Livingston. When asked
if he could pitch, he renlied in the
affirmative. The bows therefore engaged
his services at once. and showered every
attention upon him, AMI by four O'Clock
he had recovered from his hard trip, and
thoroughly refreshed, entered the arena,
The first move he made characterized
him as a skilled base.balllst, and thu
result of the game is in a large measure
due to O'Brien. Hence the expression
80 prevalent on the 4th. "Who Is O'Bri
| apou
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AMONG THE ORANGE GROVES.

Mr.. C. C. Collins of IIillsdale, this
county, who went recently to visit his
brother writes us as fnllnws:-
Los ANGELES Co California, June 30th
EDITOR CHRONICLE.
NOW write you from this part where
[ have been visiting friends for a week,
in regard to what l think of this land of
fruit and flowers. | think this in one of
the ~lovliest countries to live in that l
eyer was in. If nan has got plenty of
money he can enjoy life here. This
town is 2S miles east of Los Angles, it Is
a paradise on earth or would be if the
West Gallatin river were running through
it. although the farmers say they don't
need it. They have the finest drive
ways, the prettiest groves ever saw ]
have been all over this part of the state
and this is the part for me if was going
to settle in California.
will start for home on the 9TH of July
| after spending the fourth with the boys
/ in Los Angles. Yours.
q q CorIrNs
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A Generous and Excessive Loan.

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